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And he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּלyour servantבְּעַבְדְּךָtoאֶלmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְBut my lordוַאדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְis like an angelכְּמַלְאַךְof Elohim;הָאֱלֹהִיםso doוַעֲשֵׂהwhat is goodהַטּוֹבin your eyes.בְּעֵינֶיךָ
2 Samuel 19:27
Study it in the app“And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of Elohim; so do what is good in your eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:27, word by word
- And he has slanderedיְרַגֵּלyeragel
slander
To speak ill of someone behind his back to harm him.
Where else “yeragel” appears- your servantעַבְדְּavd
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avd” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- is like an angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- so doעֲשֵׂהase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ase” appears- what is goodטּוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- in your eyesעֵינֶיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
26He said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘Let me saddle for myself the donkey, and I will ride on it and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame.
27 · This verse (above)
28For all my father’s house were nothing but men deserving death before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What right do I still have to cry out any more to the king?”